In the fiscal year 2023, 9-year-old girls had the highest share of obesity among girls in Japan, reaching around *** percent. The obesity rate decreases in older age cohorts, going down to around ***** percent in 16-year-old girls. Overall, girls showed lower obesity rates than boys in all age cohorts.
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MEXT (Japan). (November 27, 2024). Share of obese-prone girls in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440417/japan-share-obese-girls-by-age/
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MEXT (Japan). (2024). Share of obese-prone girls in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440417/japan-share-obese-girls-by-age/
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